McDonald’s (MCD) Dividend Stock Analysis

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McDonald’s is a major component of the S&P 500 and Dow Industrials indexes. The company is also a dividend aristocrat, which has been consistently increasing its dividends for 32 consecutive years. From the end of 1998 up until December 2008 this dividend growth stock has delivered a negative annual average total return of 6.70% to its shareholders.